How to see it
HIP 42599 has a visual magnitude of about 9.11: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42599: right ascension 8h 40m 56s, declination +46° 25′ 47″ (J2000), in the region of the Lynx constellation (IAU figure Lyn).
Catalog context
HIP 42599. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42599, HD 73592, Gaia DR3 917606057550587648. In the SkyKeepsake Lynx (Lyn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 917606057550587648
- HIP
- 42599
- HD
- 73592
- gaia_dr3
- 917606057550587648
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 917606057550587648
- HD 73592
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.11